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penumbral eclipse

(pi-num -brăl) See eclipse.
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penumbral eclipse

[pə′nəm·brəl i′klips]
(astronomy)
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Weather and astronomy website timeanddate.com presents the same data, showing that after the penumbral eclipse, the country will see the partial eclipse at 2:24 a.m., while the total lunar eclipse will begin at 3:30 a.m.
The penumbral eclipse will also be observed in Australasia, Asia, Africa, Europe and eastern part of South America.
In a penumbral eclipse, the Moon doesn't go through any part of the umbra, only the penumbra.
According to PAGASA, the phases of the eclipse happened accordingly: Penumbral eclipse at 6:49 pm Partial eclipse at 7:48 pm Greatest eclipse at 9:29 pm Partial eclipse ended at 11:11 pm and the Penumbral eclipse ended at 12:09 am.
The total eclipse would end at 19-08 PST, partial eclipse at 20-11 PST, and penumbral eclipse at 21-08 PST.
Wednesday, when the moon starts its passage into the earth's shadow called the penumbral eclipse phase.
On the night of February 10-11, a deep penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs for viewers in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
This celestial phenomenon called partial penumbral eclipse of the moon, will be best visible with binoculars or telescopes.
"The beginning of this lunar penumbral eclipse will last on earth for four hours.
The penumbral eclipse of the moon, on the other hand, will occur on March 23 and will be visible at 5:37 p.m.
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